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Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy . *Senator from Wisconsin *Known for brutal interrogations of suspected communists *Picked on people with weak personalities (made him look good) *Once the hearings were aired on television, millions saw how unjust these were; thus ending McCarthyism. . Richard Nixon.

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Joseph McCarthy

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  1. Joseph McCarthy *Senator from Wisconsin *Known for brutal interrogations of suspected communists *Picked on people with weak personalities (made him look good) *Once the hearings were aired on television, millions saw how unjust these were; thus ending McCarthyism.

  2. Richard Nixon *Provided evidence that helped prove Hiss guilty in 1950 of being a Communist *Became Vice-President under Dwight Eisenhower and later became President

  3. Studebaker *Popular car in 1950 *People joked because the car looked like it was going backwards *Company went out of business in 1966

  4. North Korea/South Korea *Korea was split into north and south after WWII *North Korea became established as a Communist dictatorship by Soviet Union and Red China, after Japan was defeated *In 1950, North Korea attacked South Korea, starting the Korean War. *United Nations entered to defend South Korea *War resulted in a stalemate; Korea still divided to this day

  5. H-bomb *Hydrogen bomb developed under Dr. William Teller *Many times more powerful than an atomic bomb

  6. Sugar Ray *Sugar Ray Robinson was the middle-weight boxing champion of the world

  7. Panmunjom *Located in Korea *Held negotiations between the UN—led by United States—and the Communist North Korea and South Korea to end the Korean War *Exchanged prisoners-of-war

  8. The Catcher in the Rye *Popular book among teens *Epitomized their attitudes and feelings *Written by J.D. Salinger

  9. Eisenhower *Known as “Ike” *Supreme Commander in the WWII fight against the Nazis

  10. Marciano *Rocky Marciano was the heavyweight boxer champion of the world *Retired undefeated

  11. Joseph Stalin *Dictator of Soviet Union *Had millions of his people executed and sent to labor camps in Siberia *Changed name to “Stalin” which means “steel” in Russian

  12. Campanella *Roy Campanella was the all-star catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team *Career cut short due to paralyzing car accident

  13. Juan Peron *Popular leader in Argentina *Anti-American and anti-British *Empowered working class

  14. Dien Bien Phu falls *French lose control over Indo-China—now known as Vietnam—with the fall of the city Dien Bien Phu

  15. Einstein *Developed the Theory of relativity in 1903 *Died in 1955

  16. James Dean *Movie star *Famous movie— “Rebel without a cause” *Killed in a car accident

  17. Brooklyn’s got a winning team *Dodgers finally won World Series over the Yankees *Later moved to LA

  18. Davy Crockett *Actor Fess Parker starred in this popular TV series

  19. Alabama *1955—Rosa Parks sat in a Montgomery, Alabama bus seat designated for whites only *Arrested for act of defiance *Boycott of Montgomery buses; lasted until December 1956 *November 1956—Supreme Court decides to end segregation on transportation *Starting point for Civil Rights movement

  20. Peyton Place *Number one best-seller *Teens marked the good parts in the book as they passed it among each other

  21. Little Rock *9 black students enrolled at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas *Governor Faubus ordered National Guard to surround school to keep 9 students from entering *Eisenhower ensure their safety

  22. Mickey Mantle *Great baseball player for Yankees *Switch-hitter *Lead in batting average and home runs

  23. Bridge on the River Kwai *1957 Academy Award winning movie *WWII Japanese prisoner-of-war camp

  24. StarkweatherHomocide *Charles Starkweather was a serial killer *Starkweather and girlfriend, Caril Fugate, went on a killing spree of 11 to 15 people over a span of a month and a half *Captured and executed in 1959

  25. Children of Thalidomide *Medication intended for pregnant woman to combat morning sickness *Babies born with severe deformities

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